Very informative thread. Thanks all. rclouise: Congratulations a wonderful boat!! How do Boreal handle their chain locker? Does it drain into...
Sounds ok to me, if you're happy with your boat, then you're golden. And in the end that's all that matters. Life is full of compromises and the...
The center board of the Ovnis are not ballasted and would have only a small effect on the righting moment. As far as the AVS of 110 for the...
Maybe this is thread drift - if so, I apologize but, I guess the subject being Angle of Vanishing Stability it is semi relevant. The crux of my...
To Roger D. and any other Mac65 owner, Can I contact you offline for some advice regarding a Mac 65. We are seriously considering one as a...
Went broke, closed doors about a year ago.. The molds are still in the factory in Sarasota. Last I heard the owner of the building was keeping...
Thanks for the replies. No I don't think it has leaked - the boat is well built. I am more concerned about the suitability of the materials used...
Hello I am looking to buy at a Cat with integral fuel tanks (diesel). They are located in the forward bridge deck region and contain a total of...
I am looking at a 47 ft Cat, Design Displacement of 26,000 lbs, it has 2 x 100 HP engines installed... yes, a hundred HP per side. The weight...
Good Point!.. I hadn't considered the degradation of the AVS. Its getting complicated now... Just as I was beginning to accept the 110 degrees AVS.
I am looking for a blue water cruiser and am drawn to this design because of its rugged aluminum chined hull and shallow draft. I am aware that...
